Murder at Mallowan Hall

Made the mistake of listening to this one and the narrator reads Phyllida like a much older lady when she is actually supposed to almost too young to run the household. Otherwise the story was fine. It was much more interesting in the beginning and then just kind of fell flat for me.

I like the character of Phyllida and that she can observe the upstairs and downstairs groups. I like that Agatha is a side character. The ending was a little believable and a little unbelievable. It kinda brought me out of the historical part of the story.

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This was such a fun read. Book one of a new historical mystery series with Agatha Christie as one of the main side characters. I really liked the twist of having the housekeeper Phyllida Bright be the chief detective, as apposed to Agatha herself. I also found it to be well written and well paced. The setting (Mallowan Hall) was lovely. The plot was engaging and kept me guessing right until the end. Phyllida is quite a likable main character (do I detect a little future bit of romance with the chauffeur?) And there are also plenty of intriguing and charming secondary characters. This was a solid start to this series and I can't wait to see what these characters get up to in the next book!

ARC Via NetGalley